Arab Union of Customs Executives "AUCE" Discusses Challenges of Customs Ports in Arab Republic of Egypt (Online)
In line with continuous communication, interaction,
and consultation with business and trade community, all authorities and
organization related to customs work and all economic clients, as Arab Union of
Customs Executives "AUCE" is keen on strengthening the relations and
partnership with business sector and the concerned bodies. And within the frame
of AUCE tireless pursuit to achieve its objectives including facilitating Arab
trade movement and the procedures to serve clients whether the customs
executive, importer, or exporter as well as working on overcoming the
challenges and obstacles they face.
Today, at one o'clock in the morning, the online forum
to discuss the challenges in customs ports in Egypt and proposals to eliminate
the clearance time has been launched. The forum is headed by Chairman of Arab
Union of Customs Executives Dr. Mamdouh Al-Refaei.
The forum aims to identify the difficulties and
challenges in applying customs procedures in customs ports especially with
regard to the customs assessment or approving the price in customs ports along
with introducing the proposals that may help reduce time of goods clearance.
During the forum, customs executives, importers, and
exporters presented certain problems they face currently in applying customs
procedures in customs ports including delay in goods clearance, lack of knowledgeable
experts able to provide solutions that may avoid delay affecting the trading
process progress.
Participants discussed specific proposals that help
eliminate goods clearance time to develop and facilitate customs work.
Proposals included organizing work cycle in the customs managements, reducing
disputes through applying risk management, quick decision making, and the
necessity to electronic link.
Then, representative of Taxes & Customs Committee
submitted a proposal, within the cooperation protocol frame, to report these
challenges after being studied to the related bodies in the concerned
authorities in the Federation of Egyptian Industries along with establishing a
conception for solution in coordination with Arab Union of Customs Executives.
From its side, AUCE assured that the proposals
submitted shall be worked on during the coming period. In addition, other
forums are going to be held in Egypt and other countries.